Murphy Oil Announces Dividend
The Board of Directors of Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) today declared a quarterly dividend on the Common Stock of Murphy Oil Corporation of $0.275 per share, or $1.10 per share on an annualized basis. The dividend is payable September 1, 2011 to holders of record August 15, 2011.... more
The Extraordinary Power of Dividends: Edison International Edition
"Dividends?" he asked. "I'm trying to make my clients wealthy. You don't do that waiting for tiny checks in the mailbox every quarter." Even then, I had enough horse sense to know he was wrong. Paying attention to dividends is exactly how you become wealthy over time.... more
The Extraordinary Power of Dividends: Eaton Edition
"Dividends?" he asked. "I'm trying to make my clients wealthy. You don't do that waiting for tiny checks in the mailbox every quarter." Even then, I had enough horse sense to know he was wrong. Paying attention to dividends is exactly how you become wealthy over time.... more
Heartland Payment Systems Declares Quarterly Dividend
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (NYSE: HPY), one of the nation’s largest payments processors, today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per common share payable on September 15, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 24, 2011.... more
TECO Energy Declares Quarterly Dividend
At its meeting today, the board of directors of TECO Energy Inc. declared a dividend of 21.5 cents per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable Aug. 26 to shareholders of record as of Aug. 15.... more
The First Bancshares, Inc. Reports 2nd Quarter 2011 Earnings and Declaration of Dividend
The First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBMS), holding company for The First, A National Banking Association, (www.thefirstbank.com) today reported earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. The First Bancshares, Inc. also announced a quarterly dividend of $.0375 per common share. The record date will be August 12, 2011 with a payable date of August 26, 2011.... more
Five Free Dividend Stocks
The last decade has been touted as the lost decade for stock investors. The main reason why stock prices have gone nowhere since 2000, is mostly because stocks were overvalued. The shareholders of the following dividend champions however. who purchased them at the end of 1999, were able to get more in dividends than the amount they paid for the stock. In essence, they received their original investment back in the form of dividends, while still retaining ownership of the shares and the future dividend income stream that comes along with it. In order to come up with this list, I looked for dividend champions, which paid out more in dividends between 2000 and 2010, than the price of their stock on December 31, 1999. Altria Group, Inc. (MO), through its subsidiaries, engages in the... more
6 High Dividend Stocks With Low P/E Ratios
The market has been dropping daily for several days in a row. This is causing many investors to worry, but certain stocks have performed very well and should continue to do so even if markets remain weak. The stocks that can let you sleep at night are the ones that will pay you solid dividends. The turmoil in the markets has been (in part) due to concerns that the economy is slowing down and that has caused interest rates to drop to even lower levels. With interest rates at very low levels, more investors will turn to stocks that pay dividends that are higher than what they could earn in a bank account, money market, or even bonds. Here are a handful of stocks that are likely to outperform most other stocks because the price to earnings ratio is low and the dividend yield is... more
St. Jude Medical Announces Third Quarter Dividend
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ), a global medical device company, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a third quarter dividend of $0.21 per common share. This dividend amount is equal to the dividend paid during the first and second quarter of 2011 and brings the total dividend declared for the year to $0.63 per share. The dividend is payable October 31, 2011, to shareholders of record on September 30, 2011.... more
JMP Group Increases Quarterly Dividend
JMP Group Inc. (NYSE: JMP), an investment banking and alternative asset management firm, announced today that its board of directors has voted to increase the company’s cash dividend to $0.030 per share for the second quarter of 2011, an increase of 20% from the $0.025 paid for the prior quarter. The dividend will be paid on Friday, September 2, 2011 to common stockholders of record as of Friday, August 19, 2011.... more